PCB offers players, officials Covid vaccine shots

Published March 4, 2021
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to offer SARS-Coronavirus Vaccine doses to all participants of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6. — File photo
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to offer SARS-Coronavirus Vaccine doses to all participants of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6. — File photo

KARACHI: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to offer SARS-Coronavirus Vaccine doses to all participants of the HBL Pakistan Super League 6, becoming the first cricket board to use the vaccine that produces protection against the Covid-19 virus, it announced on Wednesday.

The decision has been made in the line with the PCB’s duty of care policy and to ensure all participants of the league remain safe and healthy during the event, which concludes on 22 March.

The vaccine doses will be administered on Thursday and will be offered to all those inside the bio-secure bubble. However, it will solely be the players and officials’ decision if they want to get the vaccine shots.

The PCB have been in discussions with the federal and provincial government officials, highlighting the national cricket teams’ international engagements and commitments as well as the significance, reputation, integrity and credibility of the HBL PSL 6, which has become one of the most popular leagues in the world.

Published in Dawn, March 4th, 2021

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